Electricity

There I was sitting at the computer last night when everything went dark. NO I had not been blinded by a rogue blood clot - we had a power cut!

The lights had been flickering for several hours, nothing serious - it's happened before, I've even had a power cut before. I wasn't too worried. Last time the power was off for about half an hour and this time I was prepared - I have candles (which come in a bag!).

Anyway around about 8:30, off went the lights. I sat here for a few minutes reading stuff on the laptop (which was working on battery) waiting for the leccy to return. Of course, when there's no leccy there's no internet so I just had to play a game (no choice in the matter, the lack of leccy forced me ma'am, honest). After ten minutes I lit a candle (so romantic, not!) and an hour later I had shut everything down and was on my way to L's. She still had electricity - she lives in a civilised part of town (although she couldn't turn the hot tap in her bathroom off). We cooked stew and watched tv. I left her's at about midnight thinking everything would be wonderful at home, but No! Oh no! there is a man and he is digging up the pavement outside of my apartment block and there is the encangardo (cartaker/janitor/doorman) and he is watching the man who is digging up the pavement and we still do not have any electricity and they do not know when we will have any electricity [sorry, felt a bit Eddie Izzard-ish then].

I went to bed and when I woke up this morning - Lo and Behold - electricity had returned. Just thought you'd like to know.